depends on the purpose - for a camera the new eneloops may be greatsince the reduced amount of guaranteed recharge cycles ( only 500 !) is not as important as the by 20% increased capacity. while the 2000 mAhbatteries of the latest type have 1500 recharge cycles guaranteed, which is better for lamps e.g. and all devices which need to be recharged daily.

and yes, it is expensive - the 2500 mAh batteries come at double the price of the 2000er. I for my part will wait yet